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From June 1997 until the present, the Namies have led the first and only U.S. organization dedicated to the eradication of workplace bullying that combines help for individuals via our websites & over 10,000 consultations, telephone coaching, conducting & popularizing scientific research, authoring books, producing education DVDs, leading training for professionals-unions-employers, coordinating national legislative advocacy, and providing consulting solutions for organizations. We proudly helped create the U.S. Academy of Workplace Bullying, Mobbing & Abuse.

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Report to NFL on workplace conduct/bullying at the Miami Dolphins

On Nov. 6, 2013, the National Football League hired Ted Wells and the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP to conduct an independent investigation into issues of workplace conduct at the Miami Dolphins after the departure of Jonathan Martin from the team last October.

… even the largest, strongest and fleetest person may be driven to despair by bullying, taunting and constant insults

From the Conclusion, NFL Report, Feb. 14, 2014

The long-awaited report exonerates Jonathan Martin, the player targeted for abuse by a trio of fellow players.

Many of the key report conclusions illustrate how this NFL story is one of workplace bullying: (italicized comments by WBI)

• The mistreatment of Martin is consistent with a case of Workplace BullyingThe legal team recognized that bullying is abusive conduct and that Martin was the abused party.

• Martin did not fabricate his allegations of harassmentAs is true with bullied targets, they are not the liars; it is most often the abusers, the bullies, who lie.

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[…] A workplace conduct policy signed by the three athletes in 2013 prohibits “unwelcome contact jokes, comments and antics; generalizations and put-downs.” Ted Wells as well as the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP’s independent investigations indicated that Martin was a victim of Workplace bullying as is legally defined. They further conclude that Incognito had knowledge of the effect on Martin, but continued their actions. http://www.workplacebullying.org/2014/02/14/nfl-5/ […]